ACTION FOR CHILDREN PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED

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00505497 · ltd · incorporated 1952-03-14

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

74 officers (9 active, 74 linked, 65 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

248 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (150 events)Click to expand

2025-10-27
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accounts · AA
2024-11-05
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accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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officers · AP01
2023-12-12
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EMMOTT, Richard David appointed
director
2023-11-29
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accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-31
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officers · TM01
2023-07-31
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2023-07-05
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RUMBOLD, Maurice Edward resigned
director
2023-05-22
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CURRAN, Peter Thomas appointed
director
2023-05-22
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KNIGHT, Michael Rabindra resigned
director
2023-05-22
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officers · TM01
2023-05-22
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officers · AP01
2023-02-10
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officers · AP01
2023-02-09
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officers · TM01
2023-01-01
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WESBROOM, Kevin Richard appointed
director
2022-12-31
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KIRBY, Ingrid Alison resigned
director
2022-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
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officers · AP01
2021-10-07
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officers · TM01
2021-10-01
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KNIGHT, Michael Rabindra appointed
director
2021-09-30
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CRYER, Richard Anthony resigned
director
2020-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-01
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ARTER, Anthony Lewis appointed
director
2018-12-20
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MCSWEENEY, Sharon appointed
director
2018-12-20
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HODGKINSON, Mark Alfred resigned
director
2018-12-20
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STAINES, Geoffrey Michael resigned
director
2018-02-01
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HODGKINSON, Mark Alfred appointed
director
2018-02-01
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HODGKINSON, Mark Alfred resigned
director
2016-12-21
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DAWS, Christopher William resigned
director
2016-11-17
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CRYER, Richard Anthony appointed
director
2016-09-01
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PERRY, Huw John appointed
director
2016-07-30
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BURNS, John Robert resigned
director
2016-07-30
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SPRAGG, Christopher Norman resigned
director
2016-03-30
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COOK, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2015-02-01
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PECK, Janet Margaret appointed
director
2015-02-01
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RUMBOLD, Maurice Edward appointed
director
2014-11-01
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COOK, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2014-10-31
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WARD, Molly Ellen resigned
director
2014-10-24
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CALDWELL, Kerry resigned
director
2014-07-23
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WARD, Molly Ellen appointed
director
2013-12-17
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BUCKNELL, Ian Kenneth resigned
director
2013-12-17
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ILLINGWORTH, Graham resigned
director
2013-10-30
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VISAVADIA, Dinesh Chimanlal Jivan appointed
director
2013-10-30
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KIRBY, Ingrid Alison appointed
director
2013-10-30
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STAINES, Geoffrey Michael appointed
director
2013-09-05
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HUNT, Eric resigned
director
2013-07-24
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HARRIS, Richard John resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 150 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Action For Children holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Action For Children

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ACTION FOR CHILDREN PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITED

This company · 00505497

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dinesh Chimanlal Jivan Visavadia Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	21/07/2023
Action For Children Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Maurice Edward Rumboldceased 05/07/2023· 25-50% shares
Mr Christopher William Dawsceased 25/07/2017· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1952-03-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

3 The Boulevard

Ascot Road

Watford

England

WD18 8AG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-16

Last: 2026-02-02